Founded in 1996, Cincinnati-based KGM Consumer Group develops and retails consumer health products, including its signature Joint Function GL topical cream for sore muscles and joints. The company also offers everyday health and beauty goods such as flavored lip balm, positioning its brands for both large and small retail markets.
The Mentholatum CompanySince its 1889 founding in Wichita, Kansas, The Mentholatum Company has built its identity around long-trusted consumer healthcare brands, beginning with the ointment that made its name a household staple. Now part of Rohto, the company serves customers in 150 countries and supports healthcare businesses through its acquisition of Chicago-based Hydrox Laboratories.ORCHARD PARK, NY
Accupack Midwest, IncFounded by Mark Proctor in 1986, Accupack Midwest remains a family-owned Cincinnati manufacturer operated by two generations of the Proctor family. The company is especially known for making lip balm, a specialty it has maintained since 1997, while its 24,000-square-foot FDA- and EPA-registered facility supports contract production for brands ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.CINCINNATI, OH
Reese Consumer HealthFounded in Cleveland in 1907 as a small independent pharmacy, Reese Consumer Health now develops, manufactures, and distributes branded and private-label over-the-counter health products and supplements. The family-owned company pairs consumer insights with co-creation and manufacturing services, while its own brands include home colon-health testing and single-dose pinworm medicine. Reese is expanding with a 70,000-square-foot manufacturing and collaboration hub in Cleveland.CLEVELAND, OH